Low A1C Not to Blame for ACCORD Death Rate; Questions Remain :: Diabetes Self-Management

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Low A1C Not to Blame for ACCORD Death Rate; Questions Remain :: Diabetes Self-Management

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The Action to Control Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes (ACCORD) study made headlines in 2008 when its intensive blood-glucose-lowering arm was stopped early due to an unexpectedly high death rate. At the time, some in the medical field theorized that episodes of hypoglycemia (low blood glucose), rapidly lowering blood glucose levels, or maintaining low A1C levels were to blame...

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#diabetes New analysis of the ACCORD study has debunked some popular theories. http://bit.ly/b4889o

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